The botany of desire a plant's eye view of the world
Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: the bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers' genes. In "The Botany of Desire, " Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a simila...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
c2001.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: the bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers' genes. In "The Botany of Desire, " Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship. |
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| Physical Description: | xxv, 271 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 247 -256) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780375760396 0375760393 9780375501296 0375501290 |
| Author Notes: | Pollan lives in Connecticut with his wife and son. (Publisher Provided) |
